MODERN NATIONALISM

MODERN NATIONALISM IS
A COMPLEX AND
MULTIFACETED CONCEPT
THAT HAS EVOLVED OVER

MODERN TIME. IT REFERS TO THE

POLITICAL, CULTURAL,
AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT
NATIONALISM THAT EMPHASIZES THE
INTERESTS AND IDENTITY
OF A PARTICULAR NATION
OR GROUP OF PEOPLE.
Modern nationalism

- And as a musical movement, nationalism emerged early in

the 19th century in connection with political independence
movements, and was characterized by an emphasis on
national musical elements such as the use of folk songs, folk
dances or rhythms, or on the adoption of nationalist subjects
for operas, symphonic poems, or other forms of music.

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MODERN
NATIONALISM
COMPOSERS
FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
o Frédéric Chopin was one of the first composers to incorporate
nationalistic elements into his compositions. Joseph Machlis
states, Poland's struggle for freedom from tsarist rule aroused
the national poet in Poland. Examples of musical nationalism
abound in the output of the romantic era. The folk idiom is
prominent in the Mazurkas of Chopin" His mazurkas and
polonaises are particularly notable for their use of nationalistic
rhythms. Moreover, “During World War II the Nazis forbade
the playing of Chopin's Polonaises in Warsaw because of the
powerful symbolism residing in these works"

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 Stanisław Moniuszko (1819–1872)
o Stanisław Moniuszko has become associated above all with
the concept of a national style in opera. Moniuszko's opera
and music as a whole is representative of 19th-century
romanticism, given the extensive use by the composer of arias,
recitatives and ensembles that feature strongly in his operas.
The source of Moniuszko's melodies and rhythmic patterns
often lies in Polish musical folklore. One of the most visibly
"Polish" aspects of his music is in the forms he uses, including
dances popular among upper classes such as polonaise and
mazurka, and folk tunes and dances such as kujawiak and
krakowiak.

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 EXAMPLE MUSIC: MAZURKAS
AND POLONAISES

One of Frederic Chopin modern nationalism

music.

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 EXAMPLE MUSIC: MAZURKAS AND
POLONAISES

The polonaise is a dance of Polish origin, in

3/4 time. The mazurka is a Polish folk dance
in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, and
with accent on the second or third beat.

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